EP1485690A1 - Thermometer - Google Patents
ThermometerInfo
- Publication number
- EP1485690A1 EP1485690A1 EP03744449A EP03744449A EP1485690A1 EP 1485690 A1 EP1485690 A1 EP 1485690A1 EP 03744449 A EP03744449 A EP 03744449A EP 03744449 A EP03744449 A EP 03744449A EP 1485690 A1 EP1485690 A1 EP 1485690A1
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- Prior art keywords
- thermometer
- temperature
- indwelling
- signal
- thermometer according
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01K13/00—Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
- G01K13/20—Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
- A61B10/0012—Ovulation-period determination
- A61B2010/0019—Ovulation-period determination based on measurement of temperature
Definitions
- thermometer More particularly, the present invention relates to an indwelling thermometer for clinical use.
- thermometers are well known in the art for providing an indication of temperature.
- thermometers comprise a heat-expandable fluid which is constrained to flow in a tube with indicia printed on the tube along the direction of expansion of the fluid; in use, the temperature is determined by reading the indication adjacent the leading edge of the fluid in the tube.
- thermometers have been developed where a temperature is determined electronically and a digital indication of the temperature is provided.
- thermometers More recently, disposable thermometers have been produced where the temperature indication is given using thermochromatic inks for predetermined reference intervals, an approximate temperature being provided by noting which inks have changed colour and which temperature they correlate to.
- indwelling is intended to define a thermometer which is left in a predetermined place for a long period of time to indicate that a rise in temperature above a predetermined threshold has occurred.
- the invention will be described with particular reference to its preferred application in monitoring the temperature of the mammalian body, however, the invention finds equal utility in other areas where it is desirable to indicate that an unacceptable rise in temperature has occurred, for example in storage areas where spoilage may occur if a given temperature is exceeded.
- a rise in temperature may be taken to be an indication of the presence of a pathology or of an infection.
- An early indication of infection can be vitally important to a farmer where the infection might spread through a herd of animals and early detection may prevent the spread of infection or unnecessary slaughter of uninfected animals.
- a temperature rise may also be indicative of ovulation or that oestrus is about to occur in mammals where actual release of the ovum is triggered by penetration. Both of these events are of interest to a farmer, a veterinary or medical practitioner and a woman experiencing difficulties in trying to conceive.
- the present invention provides an indwelling thermometer comprising temperature sensing means and signal means for providing a continued indication that a predetermined threshold temperature has been exceeded.
- the provision of a continued signal that the predetermined temperature has been exceeded enables the viewer to establish that the temperature has in fact been exceeded without continual monitoring of the subject.
- Continuous Signal as used herein is intended a signal which keeps signalling and does not stop signalling.
- this allows for temperature profiles of an individual subject to be established and used to eliminate minor temperature variations due to external temperature, exercise or sleep.
- the signal means may provide a visual, aural, or mechanical indication that the temperature has been exceeded.
- the signal may be the movement of an indicator device, the illumination/quenching of a light, the release of a marker dye, colour change of a thermochromatic ink, vibration of the thermometer, generation of a radio signal, activation of a buzzer or alarm, or an analogue or a digital telemetry system signal.
- the temperature sensing means may be electronic, chemical or mechanical.
- the temperature sensing means may be a thermochromatic dye, a wax or grease with a specific melting point, a thermodeformable plastics material, a thermocouple linkage, a thermistor or a printed circuit board.
- thermometer of the invention gives, an indication that the threshold has been exceeded, however, in an alternative embodiment, the invention also provides means for recording the temperature of the subject over a predetermined period of time.
- the thermometer comprises a biocompatible material.
- biocompatible material as used herein is intended a material which is suitable for leaving in situ in • a subject animal for a long period of time without causing irritation, tissue growth, infection or promoting infection or an immunological, including autoimmunological, reaction.
- the thermometer of the invention may be made of or coated with such a material. Examples of such materials include surgical grade polymers, such as:
- VLDPE very low-density polyethylene
- the invention also provides a kit of thermometers, each thermometer detecting a different specific temperature, whereby in use a user applies a different thermometer to a subject animal each day to establish the range of normal temperature variation throughout a day for that subject animal.
- the kit provides an indication of the normal temperature range for that animal and allows selection of a thermometer indicating a temperature above the maximum daily variation for the detection of infection or of ovulation.
- the predetermined reference temperature can be determined using an electronic temperature recording device which is introduced to and left to dwell in the subject mammal for a period of time, for example one week or one month, to record the temperature of the individual at selected intervals over that period of time, for example every 20 minutes for one week.
- an electronic temperature recording device which is introduced to and left to dwell in the subject mammal for a period of time, for example one week or one month, to record the temperature of the individual at selected intervals over that period of time, for example every 20 minutes for one week.
- An example of a device suitable for this purpose is the device sold under the trade name "Tiny Talk"TM from RS Components Ltd., modified to be smaller and to have sufficient battery power to record the temperature variations for the required length of time.
- thermometer of the present invention is an electronic device in which the temperature sensing means comprise a thermistor and the signal means provide an optical or audible signal.
- the temperature sensing means comprise a thermistor set at or close to the predetermined threshold temperature.
- a bimetallic strip or a printed circuit board or a proprietary device such as those sold under the trade names Tiny tag Transit, Therma Tag or iButton having been modified to provide a continued signal and to be indwelling may be used to sense the temperature.
- the thermometer may further comprise means to prevent cancellation of the signal.
- the cancellation prevention means comprises a latch.
- the latch may be a diode, a digital to analogue converter, an integrated circuit or a digital latch.
- the signal means provide a light output, for example the illumination or extinguishing of an LED or other light source, or a sound output such as the activation of a buzzer, beep or other alarm sound.
- the activation of the signal is preferably irreversible ensuring that the increased temperature is detected.
- the signal means may be a radio transmitter which sends a signal to a remote receiving station, the alarm signal being generated at the receiving station.
- the signal means may also send a mobile telecommunications signal to a mobile telephone, for example in the form of a "text" or SMS message or as a pre-recorded voice message. This allows for remote telemetry monitoring of, for example, a herd of cows or sheep.
- a computer program may be used where the program compares the data contained within the signal to stored data, the program may then vary or set the predetermined temperature, for example by means of a discriminating function. In this way, the program can make a decision, based on the received data when compared to the stored data.
- the thermometer may be formed from a plastics material with a thermochromatic pigment or ink incorporated therein.
- the temperature sensing means and the signal means may both be the thermochromatic pigment or ink, or the temperature sensing means may be the thermochromatic pigment or ink, and the signal means may be fixative to prevent the thermochromatic pigment or ink reverting to its original colour.
- the predetermined reference temperature is likely to be in the region of 35 - 44°C, preferably approximately 39°C, since mammalian core temperature is generally in the region of 37 - 38°C.
- Examples of normal core body temperatures are as follows:-
- the pre-determined reference temperature which is considered to be indicative of infection or of oestrus will be modified according to which mammal the thermometer will be used with.
- thermometer can be adapted according to the subject mammal it is to be used in.
- the externally oriented portion of the thermometer be sufficiently large to be readily seen.
- the thermometer is likely to be read by a farmer when inspecting the cows, such as at milking time.
- the externally oriented portion of the device may be sized so that it can be detected from a distance when herding the sheep.
- the device be shaped and sized similar to a tampon for comfort and ease of use for the user.
- FIGS. 1a and 1b show a first embodiment of the thermometer of the invention
- thermometer 10 which is in the form of a container having two chambers 12 and 14 separated by a waisted portion 16.
- the waisted portion 16 is in the form of a narrow tube and contains a plug 18 of a wax having a melting temperature of 40°C for use in dairy cows.
- the wax used is a standard suppository base wax, e.g. a mixture of stearic acid, cocoa butter and PEG.
- Chamber 12 contains a marker dye and is much larger than chamber 14 to ensure transfer of the marker dye to chamber 14 on removal, by melting, of the plug 18.
- the thermometer 10 is made from a medical grade plastics material.
- FIG 1 b shows the thermometer 10 of Figure 1a after the wax plug 18 has melted due to the increase in body temperature above the predetermined threshold temperature of 40°C.
- an electronic version 20 of the device is shown.
- the device 20 comprises a sensor 22.
- the sensor 22 may be a device such as that sold under the trade-name iButton modified to provide a continued signal and to be indwelling for example by being coated with a biocompatible or non- irritant material, linked to an indicator 24, in the form of an LED, by a conductor 26 also coated with a biocompatible or non-irritant material.
- a latch 28 is interposed between sensor 22 and indicator 24 to prevent cancellation of the signal and thereby to ensure the continued illumination of indicator 24.
- the device In use, the device is inserted into the vagina of a cow and left in place.
- sensor 22 detects a rise in temperature above a predetermined threshold it sends a signal along connector 26 to indicator 24, which illuminates.
- indicator 24 On visual inspection, the farmer, or a vet, then knows that the temperature of that particular cow has exceeded the threshold temperature and can investigate pyrexia or oestrus in that animal.
- a device of the invention 10,20 is worn per vaginem continuously for at least one complete menstrual cycle so that the temperature peak experienced prior to ovulation can be determined and be distinguished from temperature fluctuations due to other causes.
- the user may use a series of disposable indwelling thermometers 10 each of which has a wax or grease 18 which is predetermined to melt at an incrementally higher temperature, for example one at 36.9°C, one at 37.1°C, one at 37.5°C etc since normal human body temperature varies between 36.8 and 37.3°C, depending on the individual and on the level of activity being undertaken.
- a series of disposable indwelling thermometers 10 each of which has a wax or grease 18 which is predetermined to melt at an incrementally higher temperature, for example one at 36.9°C, one at 37.1°C, one at 37.5°C etc since normal human body temperature varies between 36.8 and 37.3°C, depending on the individual and on the level of activity being undertaken.
- thermometers 10 are selected where the wax or grease 18 melts at the ovulation-indicative temperature rise.
- the thermometer 10 is worn continually until dye 12 can be seen in chamber 14, which is indicative of ovulation. Intercourse can then be timed to improve the chances of conception.
- thermometer device 20 is again worn per vaginem to establish the normal body temperature range of the user.
- Devices 20 are used where the signaling threshold is varied. This can be done using one device 20 where the temperature threshold can be manually set or by using a series of pre-set, fixed temperature devices. Again, the device 20 is left in place throughout a complete menstrual cycle to establish the ovulation-indicative temperature peak of the user. Then, either the device 20, is set to be at or just below the desired temperature or a device 20 is selected which has a fixed predetermined temperature and operates at or just below the ovulation-indicative temperature of the user.
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